Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor Bannister on behalf of the Cabinet.

This matter was proposed by Councillor Bannister on behalf of the Cabinet and seconded by Councillor West.  Members conveyed their thanks to all partners involved in the achievements of the Eastbourne Community Safety Partnership.

Resolved: That the Eastbourne Community Safety Plan be approved.

Report of Senior Head of Community

Lead cabinet member:  Councillor Margaret Bannister

(1) That cabinet notes the community safety partnership’s achievements and future risks/opportunities to performance and endorses the 2014/2017 community safety plan with continued delegated implementation authority to senior head of community.

(2) That full council be asked to approve the plan.

32.1 Cabinet considered the report of the senior head of community consider the current performance of the Eastbourne community partnership (ECSP) under the updated Eastbourne community safety plan and to outline issues that may potentially impact future crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) performance.  Bob Gough, Eastbourne crime reduction officer was invited to address the cabinet. 

32.2 Cabinet had previously endorsed the successful crime reduction performance of the partnership.  In 2005/06 Eastbourne was subject to around 11,000 crimes.  For the performance year 2010/11 this had dropped to approximately 7,500 crimes and to the end of June 2014, this had reduced to around 5,700 crimes, a further reduction of 5% compared with the same period last year.

32.3 The current plan (2014/17) had been developed in consultation with key partners including the police and other members of the ECSP.  A copy was appended to the report to cabinet.  Plan targets were reviewed at the end of each performance year and key performance targets had been incorporated into the relevant sections of the council’s corporate plan.

*32.4 Resolved (budget and policy framework): (1) That cabinet notes the community safety partnership’s achievements and future risks/opportunities to performance and endorses the 2014/17 community safety plan with continued delegated implementation authority to senior head of community.

(2) That full council be asked to approve the plan.